News Archive
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LCC is 2013 Green Mountain Power-Meeri Zetterstrom Award Recipient
LCC is delighted to be the recipient of the 2013 Green Mountain Power-Meeri Zetterstrom award for environmental activism! Thanks to all our members for the support and involvement in the ongoing work for clean water. MORE[more]
Bird Walks on Fridays in May at 8:00 AM
Join LCC each Friday in May at 8:00 AM at Oakledge Park in Burlington for a lakeside bird walk. LCC’s Staff Scientist will help participants identify birds by sight and sound. MORE[more]
The Founding of LCC
Throughout the year, we will share a series of special feature articles in commemoration of the Lake Champlain Committee's 50-year anniversary. Here is the first one! What do zip codes, the smiley face symbol, the Beatles,...[more]
Protecting Vermont’s Lake Shores
One of LCC’s top legislative priorities in Montpelier this year has been the passage of a lakeshore protection bill. Currently, any shoreline zoning is left to local communities but only 20% of towns have taken advantage of such...[more]
Cumberland Bay De-listed
On March 27 Cumberland Bay was officially removed from the list of New York’s toxic Superfund sites. De-listing represents the culmination of work undertaken over a decade ago, spearheaded by LCC. The original listing came about...[more]
Lake Look: A Response to Lake Flooding
How much effort should society spend in preparing for rare events? The answer surely depends on the scope of the event, its rarity, and damage or costs associated with preparations. So, with these criteria in mind let’s examine...[more]
Missisquoi Bay Basin Water Quality Management Plan Released
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has approved the Missisquoi Bay Basin water quality management plan. The Missisquoi watershed begins with mountain streams and gorges on the flanks of the Green Mountains and includes the...[more]
Nature Note: Amphibians in the night
On warm wet evenings from mid-March through April you can often find salamanders and woodland frogs creeping over the still cold ground. They travel from the woods where they hibernated to vernal pools and swamps where they will...[more]
LCC Talks Water in Washington
Earlier this month, LCC Executive Director Lori Fisher teamed up on Capitol Hill with water advocates from across the country. In meetings with policy makers and legislative staff, she and water partners from Galveston Bay to...[more]
Wanted: Photos and Tales from the Trail
We're at work on the 2013 edition of the Trail guide and other Trail promotional materials. If you have pictures and stories from your 2012 water outings that you haven't shared yet, we'd love to see and hear them. MORE[more]
April 1 - April Stools Day
Join LCC on April Stools Day! This is a springtime citizen effort to remove dog doo from our sidewalks and recreation paths. Pet poop contains bacteria and excess nutrients that are bad for our health and waterways. Dog doo left...[more]
April 3 - O'Briens AVEDA Institute Spa Night to Benefit LCC
Give some TLC to your body and the lake on Wednesday April 3 at O'Briens AVEDA Institute. A $20 donation at the door gets you four spa services with all the money going to LCC programs to protect water quality, safeguard natural...[more]
April 22 - Earth Day Cut-a-thon for Clean Water
Area Aveda salons will be co-hosting a cut-a-thon on Earth Day at O'Brien's Aveda Institute in South Burlington. The event is part of a global round the clock cut-a-thon to raise money and awareness for water protection and set a...[more]
Join LCC in "Fix a Leak Week" and help protect the lake!
LCC is partnering with EPA’s WaterSense Program to promote water conservation. Save water, energy and money by finding and fixing leaks at your home and workplace as part of national Fix a Leak Week, March 18 – 24. MORE[more]
Flood Workgroup Proposes $14 Million in Studies - Voice Your Opinion on March 11 & 12
Following the record-setting lake flooding of spring 2011 the International Joint Commission (IJC) appointed a Workgroup to recommend studies of measures to mitigate flooding and the impacts of flooding in the Richelieu River and...[more]
Support the Shoreline Protection Bill & You Protect Our Lakes
The State of Vermont is considering legislation that would increase protection of lake shorelines. The Lake Champlain Committee supports this effort and has identified it as one of our top priorities for action coming out of the...[more]
LCC 50th Anniversary Legacy Fund Challenge!
2013 marks LCC's 50th anniversary of working for clean water. In celebration of this special anniversary, longtime LCC member Cliff Landesman has offered a challenge to help us build LCC's Legacy Fund, our working endowment. The...[more]
March 16 - Global Warming Conference
Join Senator Bernie Sanders, Bill McKibben, LCC and Vermont and national leaders from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Saturday March 16 at Montpelier High School for informative workshops about what climate change means for Vermont and...[more]
March 18 - 24 ~ Fix A Leak Week
LCC, the US Environmental Protection Agency and other WaterSense partners are promoting a week focused on water conservation. Wasting water wastes energy and money and can contribute to lake pollution. Get a jump on the week by...[more]
September 14 - LCC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Here's early notice that our annual gathering will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Flat Rock Camp in Willsboro, New York. Further details will follow as we get closer to the date but please mark your calendars and plan to...[more]
